Are the Innovative Electronic Labels for Extra Virgin Olive Oil Sustainable, Traceable, and Accepted by Consumers?

Violino, Simona; Pallottino, Federico; Sperandio, Giulio; Figorilli, Simone; Antonucci, Francesca; Ioannoni, Vanessa; Fappiano, Daniele; Costa, Corrado

doi:10.3390/foods8110529

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“…Therefore, it can be important to develop the exchange of information between producers and consumers, making it more efficient. From previous studies it seems that consumers accept a blockchain system for extra virgin olive oil traceability [115]. The results of the present study follow the same line, showing how much the consumers' awareness depends on this information, and how certifications are an important part of it.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

“…This study was done in order to understand with which consumption features this this awareness is linked. From the previous studies it is widely known that consumers, for local products, are orientated towards certified ones [10,13,15,17,81,115,134]. However, the results of the present research show that certifications also are related with consumers' awareness about sustainability.…”

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confidence: 65%

“…Therefore, can be important to develop certification systems using blockchain technology. In fact, as previously said, this technology which provides transparent, safe, and better information, is important especially for small producers [115]. To develop consumer awareness through a better information system can make consumers more inclined to pay a greater price for a product transparently tracked with this technology.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…For what may concern extra virgin olive oil, as previously said, a traceability system based on blockchain can be useful in order to develop the actual control systems, including certifications [115,116]. In fact, it would be possible to trace the product with more efficiency and versatility, and this could lead to a better supply chain transparency and better anti-fraud systems [115]. One of the main concerns in adopting this technology is consumer acceptance and interest in it.…”

Section: Information and Communication Technologies And Local Productsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…With blockchain technology, one could easily overcome this problem [122]. However, the cost of implementation is very high, especially for small local producers [115]. Furthermore, the technological baseline required for the implementation of blockchain is expensive and advanced (for example: smart devices for tracking and tracing, enterprise resource planning softwares, etc.).…”

Section: Information and Communication Technologies And Local Productsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sustainability Perception of Local Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Consumers’ Attitude: A New Italian Perspective

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Extra virgin olive oil sustainability shows that it is strictly connected to local production and certifications. However, consumers’ behaviour toward a local product is tied with the information exchange between producers and consumers. The aim of the research is to analyse, using a logistic regression model, if the attitudes, habits, and behaviours of the consumers influence their opinion on the sustainability of local extra virgin olive oil, relative to the three dimensions of sustainability (environmental, socio-cultural, and economic). This study tries to combine studies about agri-food sustainability and consumers’ behaviour about local consumption, in an attempt to evaluate their attitude towards an agroecology food regime. Indeed, this information can be useful in order to plan adequate and specific interventions to improve the sustainability of the extra virgin olive oil production. The results indicate that the opinion about the sustainability of local extra virgin olive oil is linked to the information exchange between producers and consumers. This confirms that local alternative trade channels require numerous interventions in order to simplify and improve such exchange, both from a managerial and political point of view. Moreover, it can be useful to develop the information and communication technologies, in order to ensure the reliability, the transparency, and the security of the information exchange. This can also be useful to prevent frauds that are very common for this product.

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How might broad adoption of blockchain‐based traceability impact the U.S. fresh produce supply chain?

Collart

Canales

2021

Applied Eco Perspectives Pol

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Applications of blockchain in the food sector are growing and the adoption of farm‐to‐fork traceability systems is at the forefront. We review applications of blockchain across different dimensions while focusing on how broad adoption of the technology might help address major challenges faced by the U.S. fresh produce industry. These challenges include food safety, food fraud, food loss and waste, and the general need for better traceability systems. We discuss whether blockchain technologies might play a role in enhancing the resilience of the produce supply chain and highlight limitations and challenges of the technology stakeholders might consider going forward. JEL CLASSIFICATION L86; O32; Q13

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Screening tools combined with multivariate data analysis to predict or confirm virgin olive oil classification by the Panel test

Grigoletto,

Casadei,

Panni

et al. 2024

Euro J Lipid Sci & Tech

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A particular aspect of quality control of virgin olive oil (VOO) is the mandatory application, together with chemical and instrumental determinations, of a standardized and official method for sensory assessment. The latter, known as Panel test, is carried out by trained assessors and contributes to the classification of VOOs into three commercial categories (extra virgin, virgin, and lampante). One drawback of this method is related to the large number of samples to be analyzed, compared to the work capacity of a sensory panel, especially during the selection for purchase by companies that blend and market virgin oils and the quality control conducted by the authorities to verify the declared commercial category. For this reason, it is helpful to develop and validate robust and rapid screening methods, based on volatile fingerprints, to preclassify each sample into one of the three commercial categories. Considering the strict relation between volatile compounds and the main sensory attributes (fruity and defects), a gas‐chromatographic volatile fingerprint can be the right choice. In this paper, the comparison of two emerging techniques, namely, headspace‐gas chromatography‐ion mobility spectrometry (HS‐GC‐IMS) and flash‐gas chromatography (FGC), applied on a sample set of 49 VOOs, using calibrations previously built with a larger number of samples, is presented. The number of correctly classified samples, with respect to the commercial category determined by the Panel test, was satisfactory and comparable (92% for HS‐GC‐IMS, and 94% for FGC), confirming the effectiveness of both methods and the robustness of the predictive models.Practical Applications: The demand for rapid screening tools to reduce the number of samples to be assessed by the Panel test has increased in recent years. The validation of robust models and their joint adoption by companies that market VOOs as well as official control bodies could reduce nonconformities and increase the batches of VOO being controlled, thus better protecting the consumer. Therefore, it is desirable to have different tools available to analyze volatile compounds, together with the associated calibration models, along with detailed instructions for their application, to have different alternatives that suit the equipment of individual laboratories.

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Are the Innovative Electronic Labels for Extra Virgin Olive Oil Sustainable, Traceable, and Accepted by Consumers?

Cited by 62 publications

References 34 publications

Sustainability Perception of Local Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Consumers’ Attitude: A New Italian Perspective

Sustainability Perception of Local Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Consumers’ Attitude: A New Italian Perspective

How might broad adoption of blockchain‐based traceability impact the U.S. fresh produce supply chain?

Screening tools combined with multivariate data analysis to predict or confirm virgin olive oil classification by the Panel test

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